Writer

Overview

KNX News 97.1 FM, Southern California’s agenda-setting multimedia newsroom, is looking for a forward-thinking writer to help create engaging, modern-sounding, relatable news shows that are both informative and entertaining.

Responsibilities

What You'll Do :

• Write and update compelling scripts, incorporating the best sound bites, music, sound effects or other elements to make stories, headlines and teases stand out at all times.
• Work in concert with editors, producers, and hosts to build shows that are engaging and flow naturally.
• Search for the strongest and most relevant source copy and audio to build stories on.
• Conduct and edit interviews.
• Monitor social media, wire services, websites and other broadcast outlets.
• Propose story ideas and contribute to daily and long-term coverage plans.
• Collaborate with editors, producers, anchors, reporters and news assistants to create attention-getting content.
• Alert on-duty editor and producer, and / or management, to content that’s questionable or that may be in violation of FCC, corporate or station policies and regulations.
• Related newsroom duties as necessary

Qualifications

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Important Notes :

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About Us

Audacy is a scaled, leading multi-platform audio content and entertainment company differentiated by its exclusive, premium audio content. Audacy operates one of the country’s two scaled radio broadcasting groups with leading positions across the country’s largest markets, as well as one of the country’s largest podcast networks and the Audacy direct-to-consumer streaming platform. Audacy is a major event producer and a digital marketing solutions provider and is the unrivaled leader in local news and sports radio. Learn more at , , , and .

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